How To Read Like A Writer Summary

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Despite there being a distinct theme in all three of the articles, each one provides a similar message. I think the purpose of each article was to help the audience improve their reading and writing skills by a great deal. In the article “How to Read Like a Writer,” by Mike Bunn, the author focuses on helping the reader sharpen their reading skills and gives insight on what he thinks a good reader is like. He explains to his audience that readers need to focus more on what type of material they are reading in order to understand the work. Bunn is correct in making this point, and I feel as though I read material thoroughly in order to have a sense of comprehension or what the author is talking about. In “The Inspired Writer vs. The Real Writer,” Sarah Allen …show more content…

Her article focuses on helping the audience improve their writing and making them more comfortable with the idea of a real writing process. I think this concept was helpful to me because it made me look at writer’s block from a different perspective. She makes the reader believe that ‘perfect writers’ do not exist due to the fact that all good writers work hard in order to achieve what writing piece they are looking for. In the article, “What Is Academic Writing,” L. Lennie Irvin discusses the importance of understanding the material the audience is reading in order to write or reflect upon it. I think this is a good point because in my opinion, people need to understand what they are reading in order to use the main points in their future writing. In the article “How to Read Like a Writer,” by Mike Bunn, the author focuses on helping the reader sharpen their reading skills and gives insight on what he thinks a good reader is like. He explains to his audience that readers need to focus more on what type of material they are reading in order to understand the work. Bunn is correct in making this